MIGGZ's A3 1.8t - The all rounder build thread

On wednesday night I flushed out my dot5.1 and replaced it with MOTUL 660.

My fluid in there did not look bad at all and did not think I was going to even notice a difference.

But I was wrong lol, instantly the 660 felt better on the clutch and brake peddle. That night I took it for a very spirited drive and pushed it to its pace and was impressed no brake fade or signs of wear or anything.

So as for my experience with motul 660.... I will not use any other fluid again!

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Nice Miggz! Thanks for the review... I will look into doing that too...

so iv come to the conclusion that i might have a tyre and rim obsession..... maybe a little one

lol and now to the serious business

my VVT has been giving some poo for a while and was to lazy to change it, yesterday i decided that its now or never lol.
i removed it and refitted it, was very easy, never took pics as i was to dirty to hold the phone lol

i took my bumper off as i wanted to see the best route for the brake cooling and found some stuff ups!
Map sensor and WMI nozzle was leaking and found a crack on my TB pipe and fixed that to

the line for the cooling was a fail as i ran out of time after fixing everything else. im going to try look thru Prawns thread and see how he has done it

for the wmi, just weld a alloy 1/8npt bung in there, then you can screw it in.

or do it budget like me and use epoxy chemical metal to seal it lol

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Never thought of welding something there? But it was not leaking where the boost pipe meets the jet, it was leaking where the jet joins on the nozzle so re sealed it using that goop stuff that comes with the kit

"If you ask anyone who has put blood, sweat, tears, and most importantly, heart, into a car, theyâll tell you that thereâs little worse than losing it all. For many of us, cars are an extension of ourselves. I know Iâm not alone when I say that my cars mean more to me than some people in my life. Cars are simply what I do."MR.Burroughs

I also welded a nut for the WMI nozzle, 10mmx1mm nut or something, works great

heres how my car sits now:

lol

Just an old man in his Volvo...

"If you ask anyone who has put blood, sweat, tears, and most importantly, heart, into a car, theyâll tell you that thereâs little worse than losing it all. For many of us, cars are an extension of ourselves. I know Iâm not alone when I say that my cars mean more to me than some people in my life. Cars are simply what I do."MR.Burroughs

For the bung, I welded a small piece of 4mm aluminium sheet to the IC pipe, drilled and tapped it with a 1/8 npt tap. Then used some thread sealant to make sure its boost and liquid leak free.
i think if you use a proper bung it might be too long and when you thread the nozzle into it, the nozzle won't poke out the end of the bung. This might destroy the spray pattern of the nozzle and lose the atomisation of the mixture.
i guess you would need a very low profile bung.

For the bung, I welded a small piece of 4mm aluminium sheet to the IC pipe, drilled and tapped it with a 1/8 npt tap. Then used some thread sealant to make sure its boost and liquid leak free.
i think if you use a proper bung it might be too long and when you thread the nozzle into it, the nozzle won't poke out the end of the bung. This might destroy the spray pattern of the nozzle and lose the atomisation of the mixture.
i guess you would need a very low profile bung.

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ok thats awesome thanks d-man! will see next week if it leaks and if it does ill have to do that! btw did you see my bday msg on your thread?

thank you very much Karl for hooking me up and going thru all the trouble to get me the best possible rate on shipping

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i was shocked at the prices for shipping. Like i said im happy if you're happy, its good to keep things within a forum and help people out :thumbsup: and make good contacts, so if i find myself in SA in the future we can go for a beer

i was shocked at the prices for shipping. Like i said im happy if you're happy, its good to keep things within a forum and help people out :thumbsup: and make good contacts, so if i find myself in SA in the future we can go for a beer

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dude the amount of effort you went for me when you in SA ill give you a place to stay lmao

So informant and made it very easy to see whats involved in the process. Iv msged Beachbuggy to find out the prices on the wheels and see where i can get them will just wait for his reply.

on another note...

Been thinking last week maybe i should consider doing half a cage at the rear, I KNOW IT GIVES NO SUPPORT TO THE CHASSIS, but thinking of more on the lines i roll the car (god forbid) that myself and passenger will be safer.

lol got some prices from dan already and it may be a little out of my price range to do hybrid, im not saying he is expensive, his work is well worth it and you get more then the price its just i cant afford it lol

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